Last Tuesday the 21st of August, the Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton, challenged the leadership role of the current prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The leadership challenge lasted less than an hour and saw Turnbull winning with 48 votes over Dutton’s 35.
The prospect of suddenly having Dutton as the new PM shook many Australians. In varying degrees of panic, confusion, and angst, individuals took to Twitter to post humorous memes and gifs.
Under the #libspill, they revealed their thoughts.
I would very much like to tell Mr Dutton he did not receive a rose #libspill https://t.co/0w67PlLW6Z
— Osher Günsberg (@oshergunsberg) August 21, 2018
We cross live to the latest from the race for the Liberal Party leadership #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/4MQ0fvNHZw
— David Alexander (@davidFalexander) August 20, 2018
Everything that is wrong with Australian politics summed up succinctly by a coalition backbencher in one paragraph . #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/8mOt3D3ZeQ
— Paul Webster (@p_webs) August 20, 2018
Climate change waits for no party #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/icCCJkzpaS
— Peter Broelman (@Broelman) August 20, 2018
Dutton joining Abbott on the backbench #auspoll #libspill pic.twitter.com/BC47PVyq7k
— cameron adams (@cameron_adams) August 20, 2018
Liberal spills:
Tony Abbott def Malcolm Turnbull: 42 to 41
Tony Abbott def empty chair: 61 to 39
Malcolm Turnbull def Tony Abbott: 55 to 45
Malcolm Turnbull def Peter Dutton: 48 to 35Latest on today: https://t.co/QMTJhdd2fN
— David Crowe (@CroweDM) August 20, 2018
We cross live to inside the Liberal Party partyroom pic.twitter.com/CEYAy9kjrc
— Greg Jericho (@GrogsGamut) August 20, 2018
What the fuck is happening
— Sabine Wolff (@sabinewolff) August 20, 2018
Timeless tweet https://t.co/D6RAUi9oR1
— Farmering Dad (@DamienCWalker) August 21, 2018
Today in #auspol pic.twitter.com/AkPGPipHW8
— Andy Park (@andy_park) August 20, 2018
This crushed VB tinnie for PM. pic.twitter.com/9n1Qtznxe6
— Shannon Molloy (@sleemol) August 20, 2018
tfw your country is rooted #libspill #auspol pic.twitter.com/dcKCXB4BlN
— Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (@suspirialex) August 20, 2018
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